Vols get No. 5 seed, date with Dayton in Louisville, Ky.

Tennessee's Jaime Nared (31) shoots ahead of Boise State's Kayla Reinhart (42) in a game in Knoxville. The Lady Vols are hot going into the SEC tournament.
Tennessee's Jaime Nared (31) shoots ahead of Boise State's Kayla Reinhart (42) in a game in Knoxville. The Lady Vols are hot going into the SEC tournament.

Tennessee got a higher seed and a shorter trip to start the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

The Lady Vols received a No. 5 seed in the 64-team field and a first-round date Saturday with No. 12 Dayton (22-9) in Louisville, Ky. (TV: ESPN2, 4 p.m.)

Host Louisville, the No. 4 seed, will play No. 13 Chattanooga in the other first-round game of the Oklahoma City Regional.

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